Palettes / Colors / #FCC8CA
#FCC8CA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCC8CA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FCC8CA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FCC8CA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CAFCFB; it also sits naturally between #FCCAE5 and #FCE1CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCC8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 200, 202 |
| HSL | 358°, 90%, 89% |
| HSV | 358°, 21%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 20%, 1% |
| XYZ | 71.46, 66.27, 64.90 |
| Yxy | 66.27, 0.3527, 0.3270 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.13, 18.73, 6.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.41, 18.88, 5.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 78% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCC8CA
.text { color: #FCC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #FCC8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCC8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 90%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCC8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCC8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 200, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCC8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCC8CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAFCFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCC8CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCC8CA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCC8CA: ·
How #FCC8CA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCC8CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCC8CA?
#FCC8CA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCC8CA?
#FCC8CA is RGB 252, 200, 202 — HSL 358°, 90%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 20%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCC8CA?
Its complement is #CAFCFB; analogous partners are #FCCAE5 and #FCE1CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCC8CA for text?
Black text on #FCC8CA has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.